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  1. Make up your mind. on Canada Facing 'Brain Drain' As Young Tech Talent Leaves For Silicon Valley (theglobeandmail.com) · · Score: 3, Informative

    So last week all the tech conferences were moving to Canada: https://news.slashdot.org/stor... Two weeks ago all the Engineers were moving to Canada: https://news.slashdot.org/stor... And this week all Canadian tech is moving to Silicon Valley.

  2. Re:but you didnt win the primary. on Hillary Clinton Rips 'Bankrupt' DNC Data Operation (axios.com) · · Score: 1

    What makes me abhor this petulant bitching even more is the fact that she is bitching about the incompetence of the DNC when the DNC was run by her hand picked BFF Debbie Wasserman-Shultz. So Hillary really has no one to blame but herself.

  3. Re:It's Simple Economics on 90% Of Software Developers Work Outside Silicon Valley (qz.com) · · Score: 1

    You haven't been to Denver lately.

  4. Re:Going out of business ... on Playboy Drops Nudity As Internet Fills Demand · · Score: 1

    Play has been irrelevant for at least 20 years. It's funny that they now want to become Maxim since Maxim has higher circulation numbers. But in the mean time Maxim wants to become something else with their first male on the cover. Why even bother with a print edition?

  5. Re:And we wonder why music is such crap these days on UK's Legalization of CD Ripping Is Unlawful, Court Rules · · Score: 2

    It's funny that he mentioned Trent Reznor because there probably isn't another artist out there that has been screwed more by the record companies. He only started making money when he got his music out there on torrent sites and let his fans pay a reasonable fee to download his music directly from his site. He's the model for what all artists should be doing now. Cut out the record companies and let the artists be supported directly by the fans. Trent is making more money today then he ever did using the old record company promotional model.

  6. The best thing you can do is manage. on Ask Slashdot: What Makes a Good Work Environment For Developers and IT? · · Score: 1

    The best boss I ever had actually managed. He served as the conduit for all requests from other mangers and directors then set priorities, goals and time frames. He served as a buffer between our development team and the outside groups. It was great because it allowed us to do our jobs without random interruption and requests from people who shouldn't have been doing those things in the first place. He established processes to make sure that we had the requirements and goals before we took on a task. He set reasonable goals because he understood what it took to do software development because he had been there. I really miss working with him.

  7. Re:Get a laptop and a desktop on Ask Slashdot: Choosing a Laptop To Support Physics Research? · · Score: 1

    What you say about multiple large displays is true but these days that doesn't limit you to a desktop. I have a docking station with 2 displays at home and at work. Plus, both my work and home laptops are Dell's with the same docking port so I can use either one of them at home.

  8. Bad idea on Iowa Wants To Let You Carry Your Driver's License On Your Phone · · Score: 1

    Who really thinks that handing your phone to a cop is a good idea?

  9. Ads after the fact on Why Do Contextual Ads Fail? · · Score: 1

    The problem is that I only see ads for something I'm interested in after I've bought the product and I'm not interested anymore. Last week I bought a pair of yoga socks online and now I'm being inundated for the product I just bought. I'll probably never need to buy another pair in my life so what's the point?

  10. Re:Military personnel have a different attitude... on Why Military Personnel Make the Best IT Pros · · Score: 1

    It also causes a lot of problems. In my professional experience, I've had two ex-military managers. One was the best boss ever. But the other one was one of the worst because he had that get it DONE! attitude.While I liked him personally, I was always over-worked and under-paid (70 hour weeks were the norm) when I worked for him. Several times when I tried to take a vacation he would be calling me on the second day saying how desperate they were to get me back on the job and I always relented until the last time when I quit. Three weeks later I had a better job for 50% more pay. So it really depends on the person, not on their background.

  11. We are testing deploying Dozuki at work. It's the software used to create iFixit manuals and is built around Open Manual http://omanual.org./ Can't say if I would recommend it at this point but the Open Manual standard looks interesting.

  12. Problems with dry eyes on Laser Eye Surgery, Revisited 10 Years Later · · Score: 1

    I had it done almost 15 years ago and I had some complications. I live in Colorado over 10,000 feet and it's very dry up here. One of the things that I haven't seen mentioned is that the surgery can cause you to have dry eyes. In most environments that's not a problem but for me, one night my eyes got so dry that my eyelid stuck to my eye and it caused me to scratch my cornea when I opened my eyes in the morning which required several more weeks of healing. Plus, I had to get one eye redone so in the end it took over a year for my eyes to completely heal. Plus I had problems with night vision from halos. Fast forward to today and I just had to get a new pair of glasses for computer work and reading. After the surgery I also had problems reading low contrast, small text. Particularly text on small molded plastic parts. If I had known all that I had to go through I probably would have waited another couple of years for the next round of technology. But I still don't need glasses for day to day living and it sure is nice to not need to wear contacts for sports. My only caution would be if you live in a very low humidity area that there can be complications from that.

  13. News that matters? on New Toyota Helps You Yell At the Kids · · Score: 2

    So this is 'news that matters' now? It looks more like astro-turfing for Toyota?

  14. Re:Welders make 150k??? on Skilled Manual Labor Critical To US STEM Dominance · · Score: 4, Insightful

    From the article: A good trade to consider: welding. I recently visited Pioneer Pipe in the Utica and Marcellus shale area of Ohio and learned that last year the company paid 60 of its welders more than $150,000 and two of its welders over $200,000. The owner, Dave Archer, said he has had to turn down orders because he can't find enough skilled welders.

    So in reality what you have are some welders putting in long hours in the oil fields and probably working 70 to 80 hours a week so they are getting paid lots of overtime. In the real world, that doesn't sound so good. It's no wonder Pioneer Pipe can't find people to fill positions.

  15. advise? on Judge (Tech) Advice By Results · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I don't know how much advice I would take from someone who doesn't even know that the past tense of breed is bred, not breeded. Even your spell checker tells you that's wrong.

  16. Re:No thanks on The First Prescription-Only App · · Score: 3, Informative

    I have also recently been diagnosed as a type II diabetic. While I'm sure that eventually I will easily be able to manage my diet by how I feel without an app like this, there is a learning curve and something like this could be very helpful to me at this stage. I've found some online resources that are very helpful when it comes to meal planning that could be even more useful if they could be integrated with my blood glucose meter and a smartphone. Imagine the day when there will be an implantable blood glucose meter that also monitors blood pressure and heart rate then communicates via wireless with your smartphone. Snap a picture of your meal, a barcode or menu item and it will be able to tell you how much time will need to spend on the treadmill to remain healthy.

  17. Just what I need, more ads on Grocery Store "Smart Shelves" Will Identify Customers, Show Targeted Ads · · Score: 2

    They already know I'm a middle aged single geek. How many more erectile dysfunction and over 50 dating site ads can they throw at me? And here's a clue for you ad programmers. If I need the erectile dysfunction pills, I don't need the dating sites and if I need the dating sites, I don't need the erectile dysfunction pills. Now get off my lawn!

  18. Re:My last post on Slashdot, after visit ArsTechni on Soyuz Breaks Speed Record To ISS · · Score: 1

    And the best part of Ars Technica is that I don't see all this April 1st bull$#!+.

  19. While I do like Bill Nye, back during the Fukushima crisis he was the go to guy for the major news outlets and I found his lack of knowledge about nuclear power and radiation rather disturbing. He was really in over his head.

  20. The downside of installer/deployment jobs on Ask Slashdot - Careers In Computer Science That Keep You Physically Active? · · Score: 1

    Keep in mind that any type of install/deployment jobs that will keep you active and on your feet all day will also require a lot of travel. The problem with this is that once you start eating three meals a day in restaurants, there's no way that you wont get fat. Make time for exercise outside of work. Exercise should be a stress reliever.

  21. I had it happen on XP on Microsoft Investigates Windows 7 "Black Screen of Death" · · Score: 1

    I just had to rebuild our CEO's Lenovo because of this problem. The worst part was that Lenovo absolutely refused to help because the laptop was purchased with Vista and upgraded to XP. Why do they even allow that option if they will not support it?

  22. Time for a new job on Software Piracy At the Workplace? · · Score: 2, Informative

    As someone who has been there and done that, my advice is to start activly looking for a new job today. It's one thing if management doesn't know what's going on but it's different if they know and don't care. In my case, I mentioned in several meetings that I needed to get legal and when my next review came around they needed someone with a different skill set. My two reviews before that were above average. The point is that if they are to cheap to get legal they are also to cheap to give you raises and support you and your job in other ways. Other places where I have worked that had no pirated software policies in place also had HR policies in place for cost of living and merit raises that were fair to the employee. Just get out of that place as fast as you can and you will be glad you did.

  23. Re:50% chance of rocking out! on Exoplanet Has Showers of Pebbles · · Score: 2, Funny

    Must be a Hotblack Desiato concert.

  24. I would try CiviCRM/Drupal on Customer Resource Management For Non-Profits? · · Score: 1

    I am in the same position, IT manager for a non-profit of about 70 people. We currently use Raiser's Edge and I find it to be at least twice as expensive as any other product on the market. Maintenance and support are very expensive and if I could use that money for a part time developer, we would be better off. And I've found that the sales people know next to nothing about their product. Every time you turn around, there's another module that they should have suggested for the last upgrade. Plus, you pay by the seat so it's not a good solution if you want several people to have access to the database. I've done a bit of research and testing with CiviCRM and I would like to replace Raiser's Edge with it. Raiser's Edge is a lot of overkill for what we do and CiviCRM looks like it would handle things nicely. But Raiser's Edge is entrenched so there's no replacing it anytime soon. But if I were starting from scratch, CiviCRM would be the way to go.

  25. there are a few limitations on Using WiMAX To Replace a Phone? · · Score: 1

    I thought the same thing when I saw that my PPC phone supported wifi. However, the battery on the phone has a very limited life when I have both wifi and bluetooth running. I'm lucky if I can get half an hour out of a fully charged battery. Also, the problem with non-EVDO wireless ISP's is that they are really designed for fixed wireless, not roaming. If you think you see to many dead zones with your cell phone, wait until you try WiMax.